Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-19
MARTINS FERRY.


Association met in Cochran 4 Shreye's
Office last evening aud organized by placing
DIR. Will II. Hall in the chair, and
chosing T. w. Shreve secretary. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed to Sc
cure site: DR.. B. o. Williams. 7. W.
Shrevc. Plans and 10 receive bids, Jas. A.
Dickson, Geo II. Smith, Robert Kerr.
Rules and Regulations, DIR. A. K. Ong, DIR.
Will H. Hall, Geo. II. Smith, J. +. Miller,
John w. Crooks and Will Cottell.
George Godfrey, well known farmer
residing about five miles west Of this city,
on Scotch Ridge, died early Sunday morn.
lug of typhoid fever. Mr.. Godfrey had
been ailing several week and his death was
not unexpected. He was consistent
Christian gentleman, and his loss will be
keenly iet in his neighborhood. He was
the father OF six children, and a member
of the township hoard of education. The
remains were buried in Scotch Ridge cem-
etery yesterday at 2o'clock.
The employees Of Spence, Baggs < Co. 3
an William Mann's foundries have char
tered car and will attend the harvest
picnic at Camp Chippewa, on the G., l. x
w. to-day.
Yesterday morning, while the natural
gas pipes on Hanover street were being
tested plug used TO close the end Of the
pipe flew out, turning the gas loose in
full stream in the ditch. The plug WAS
blown out of the ditch, and hinge cloud
OF dust raised, soaring the workmen and
causing CONSERVATION among bystanders
Ross S. McKim, OF Pittsburg, spent
Sunday with his parents in this city.
John Neuhardt, the well known tenn
perance agitator of Wheeling, WAS in the
city yesterday arranging tor u lecture to
be delivered in the street in the near TO
ture.
The remains of Charles Hentschel were
inferred in the family burying ground
yesterday. A large number Of his Mar
tins Ferry friends attended the funeral.
Work on the Wheeling Natural Gas
COmpany's mains is progressing nicely.
The ditch is open almost 10 Fifth street.
Ed. Burns aud Dncky Lacy arrived at
home from their fishing camp down the
river on Sunday Ed. ~ suffering from 0
sore leg caused by bruise received by
falling from swing
Two houses in the Orchard whose tenants
are absent from the city, were broken
into Sunday evening, and small articles
stolen. From the manner in which On.
trance was effected and the minor cbarac.
ter Of the articles stolen, il thought that
the work was done by miscbieyOus boys.
Jim Neumsu and his wife INDUCED IN a
little love feast near their hone m Sea.
brigbts addition, on Sunday night. Mrs
Seuman was armed with pistol and fired
one shot, but was not evidently bent on
doing much injury, as she did not hit her
spouse. She, however, gave him tongue
lashing, which no doubt made him feel
worse than ii she had shot him. Ncnman
is the man who did the great cowboy act
on mule some time since IN Martins
Ferry.
Mrs Elthiza Kinsey OF Cleveland, is the
guest OF her brother Col. George W.
Mitchell.
il was reported yesterday that Louis
Frick, the well known saloon keeper Of the
lower end Of town, had been fatally strick-
en- by the heat. Inyestion. however,
showed that though the excessive warm
| weather had caused him severe indisposi
ton, no serious results would follow.
Mrs W. y. Holiday Is about we'll again.
William Lloyd is confined 10 his house
by iDdispOsitioD brought about by the er'
treme heat.
L.C Melson, of wellsville, was in the
city yesterday.
Thomas HeHnigsu left yesterday for
Chicago after . weeks visit with friends
| and relatives hereabOuts.
Mrs William Coates Ieft yesterday for
the home OF William McAnincb, west 0I
Bridgeport, being called there by the seri'
ous illness Of grandchild.
Mrs. William Garrett has returned from
a pleasant yisit in Bellaire.
Charles Groetzinger, the man whom
Officer Smith cangbt in the art Of stealing
lumber from The Standard mill on Satur.
day night, was fined 81 and cls.s by Mayor
Keller yesterday.
Nearly all the factory force at the
Iaughlin mill was Of on account Of tbs
heat yesterday.
Several persons in the atty are complain
ing Of dizzine-s and nausea eauss'i by the
extreme heat.
Hereafter Episcopal services will be held
| In Commercial Hall each Sabbath, com
nencing at $50 p. m.
David Milliper, Of Mt. Pleasant, was In
the city yesterday.
The annual meeting Of the stoekboldeu
of the Buckye Glss Company was beld u
their Office in this city yesterday. IN
stockholders expressed their individus1 -
probation of how the msnagemeut 9eeo.
ducting affairs, and reelected theold bosft
ofdireetors. The directors are A. D DSesmou
James Kerr, A. Lsing. Bepj. Exley. Jr,
and Harrison BetlisG The Bcard crgauizet
by eIeeting A. d. Seaiuon, president anf
general manager; John r. Miller, sscsc
tary, and A. w. Ker. assistant secretary
The Affairs Of the company were found =
be 10 very fair condition, and almos
universal sstialsctisn exists among u
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